Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-02-02-Speech-1-992"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-02-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:General and business aviation (short presentation)2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090202.19.1-992"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-02-02-Speech-1-1982
lpv:speaker	lp:Eija-Riitta Korhola2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; IMCO (2008-07-14--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3 member; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Kansallinen Kokoomus (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ITRE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; CONT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the debate on the aviation industry is frequently distorted: there is a biased focus on the problems of emissions from air traffic but people are not prepared to see its potential. Obviously, aviation and air traffic cause emissions, but it is just as obvious that they represent the future. This is true of commercial air transport and business and general aviation. Although EU internal market legislation has mainly addressed commercial air transport, it is worth noting that issues to do with general and business aviation are tending to crop up more and more in areas such as climate policy, protection of the environment and aviation safety. When we take into account the growing importance of business aviation in particular, we definitely need to pay attention to these sectors and guarantee their competitiveness. I wish to express a concern I have with regard to business conditions for aviation. Small and medium-sized airports are crucial for both general and business aviation. Their establishment and modernisation should be promoted and Member States encouraged to invest. The continuing growth in business aviation, however, is clogging up the airports in use more and more. From the perspective of climate protection, we can say that, although smaller aircraft are not included in the future Emission Trading System, a voluntary carbon-offset mechanism is being developed by the sector. This is a sign of the development potential of air traffic as a whole. The Community should do all it can to encourage research into more innovative and more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly aircraft. The aim must be nothing less than emission-free air traffic."@en1

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